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The Lies We Tell
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bookshelves: authors-of-color, diverse, arc, from-publisher-author, mystery-thriller-horror-etc, ya, 3-and-a-half-stars, project-aapi-22, reviewed, recommend
May 09, 2022
bookshelves: authors-of-color, diverse, arc, from-publisher-author, mystery-thriller-horror-etc, ya, 3-and-a-half-stars, project-aapi-22, reviewed, recommend
Guys, I have to tell you something.
Usually, reviews have a central point that's about "plot" or "characters" or "writing." You know, one of the core components of a book. Something that would do what we like to call make sense.
But I am #NotLikeOtherGirls.
Sometimes, something just sticks out to me. Like when A Court of Wings and Ruin used the word "mate" over 200 times, or how often the Twilight vampire crew compares their love interests to lil kids.
Those are showstoppers.
And this book is good, and it's not a cancelable offense, and in fact it's just something amusing and weird, but I can't stop thinking about it all the same.
Because the thing is, in the first 50ish pages of this alone, our protagonist is knocked or bumped into by another person no less than FIVE TIMES.
And also multiple other times after that.
I can't think of why this happens so often, other than to take the place that characterization normally would.
Sorry! That was mean. I don't even think that, necessarily, maybe.
This has a lot in common with Ace of Spades, but centers around the recent spate of hate crimes against Asian-Americans. The writing isn't quiiite as good as AoS, but this is entertaining and packs a real punch. It's important reading that also manages to be readable, even if its conclusion ultimately is a bit over the top.
And includes a lot of falling over, for some reason.
Bottom line: Go ahead and fall...into this book? I don't know.
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pre-review
always promising when i forget to mark a book as read.
review to come / 3.5 stars
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currently-reading updates
hopefully these lies will be more interesting than mine (which mostly center around how many cookies i eat)
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reading books by asian authors for aapi month!
book 1: kim jiyoung, born 1982
book 2: siren queen
book 3: the heart principle
book 4: n.p.
book 5: the hole
book 6: set on you
book 7: disorientation
book 8: parade
book 9: if i had your face
book 10: joan is okay
book 11: strange weather in tokyo
book 12: sarong party girls
book 13: the wind-up bird chronicle
book 14: portrait of a thief
book 15: sophie go's lonely hearts club
book 16: chemistry
book 17: heaven
book 18: the atlas six
book 19: the remains of the day
book 20: is everyone hanging out without me? and other concerns
book 21: why not me?
book 22: when the tiger came down the mountain
book 23: the lies we tell
Usually, reviews have a central point that's about "plot" or "characters" or "writing." You know, one of the core components of a book. Something that would do what we like to call make sense.
But I am #NotLikeOtherGirls.
Sometimes, something just sticks out to me. Like when A Court of Wings and Ruin used the word "mate" over 200 times, or how often the Twilight vampire crew compares their love interests to lil kids.
Those are showstoppers.
And this book is good, and it's not a cancelable offense, and in fact it's just something amusing and weird, but I can't stop thinking about it all the same.
Because the thing is, in the first 50ish pages of this alone, our protagonist is knocked or bumped into by another person no less than FIVE TIMES.
And also multiple other times after that.
I can't think of why this happens so often, other than to take the place that characterization normally would.
Sorry! That was mean. I don't even think that, necessarily, maybe.
This has a lot in common with Ace of Spades, but centers around the recent spate of hate crimes against Asian-Americans. The writing isn't quiiite as good as AoS, but this is entertaining and packs a real punch. It's important reading that also manages to be readable, even if its conclusion ultimately is a bit over the top.
And includes a lot of falling over, for some reason.
Bottom line: Go ahead and fall...into this book? I don't know.
------------
pre-review
always promising when i forget to mark a book as read.
review to come / 3.5 stars
------------
currently-reading updates
hopefully these lies will be more interesting than mine (which mostly center around how many cookies i eat)
------------
reading books by asian authors for aapi month!
book 1: kim jiyoung, born 1982
book 2: siren queen
book 3: the heart principle
book 4: n.p.
book 5: the hole
book 6: set on you
book 7: disorientation
book 8: parade
book 9: if i had your face
book 10: joan is okay
book 11: strange weather in tokyo
book 12: sarong party girls
book 13: the wind-up bird chronicle
book 14: portrait of a thief
book 15: sophie go's lonely hearts club
book 16: chemistry
book 17: heaven
book 18: the atlas six
book 19: the remains of the day
book 20: is everyone hanging out without me? and other concerns
book 21: why not me?
book 22: when the tiger came down the mountain
book 23: the lies we tell
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May 09, 2022 11:00AM
Haha! Love it! "hopefully these lies will be more interesting than mine (which mostly center around how many cookies i eat)"
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Amazing review of this and I like that you're not like every other reviewer. I'm currently reading A court of Wings and Ruin and have to agree about the word 'Mate.' Here in Australia we call friends Mates and it's a common, casual term here. So to have it mean so much more and talked about in a deep way is so odd and stands out to me too.Anyway, I find I prefer your reviews. I seem to connect with them a bit more and trust your opinion.
Rachel wrote: "Amazing review of this and I like that you're not like every other reviewer. I'm currently reading A court of Wings and Ruin and have to agree about the word 'Mate.' Here in Australia we call frien..."wow thank you!! this means a lot to me
Thank god you mentioned the being bumped/knocked into thing, I swear at one point she got knocked into three times in the space of about two pages. It was actually distracting me!
